19 Tweets That Sum Up How We All Felt Before Sitting The Leaving Cert

‘Twas the night before the Leaving Cert, and all through the house not a creature was studying, not even a mouse…

The heatwave has come and gone, and that can only mean one thing: the Irish State Examinations are kicking off in the morning. This got us reminiscing about when we did our Leaving Cert exams – thinking back on the stress, the comfort eating, the cramming, the apathy, the denial, and the sheer desperation of it all.

A quick glance at Twitter will bring you right back, so why not take a stroll down Memory Lane with us…

1. God loves a trier

Trying to wing an essay tomorrow #leavingcert pic.twitter.com/AhdI5OQY4O

— Liam De Brùn (@liamjoeireland) June 7, 2016

2. Priorities

3. Trolling game strong

Exam tip: After about 20 minutes into your English exam ask for some graph paper. It’ll freak everyone else out. #leavingcert

— President of Ireland (@IrishPresident) May 31, 2015

4. When in doubt, light a candle

Both my Nan’s lighting candles for me ???? #leavingcert

— ??Princess Claire?? (@ClaireSmile123) June 2, 2015

5. Stress level: complete and utter despair

6. Healthy doses of realism all round

The leaving cert starts tomorrow and I couldn’t be more unprepared????

— ??? (@hannahoduffy98) June 7, 2016

7. Payback’s a bitch

8. Having to deal with this question about 7 billion times

9. Peak procrastination

Leaving Cert starts tomorrow and I’m currently sobbing over Charmed instead of studying

— Emma ? (@emmaldillon) June 7, 2016